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Subject Topic: My new fave. gadget!
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PersonDebsM
31/3/2005 at 8:25pm
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Has to be my table top patio heater.  Collapses so its easy to pack, small enough so it doesn't fill the car and the heat .............. oh and the heat!  Its wonderful!  and it was a total bargain too.  Homebase had them for 25% off so it was less than £80.00 then we managed a further 10% off too.  A little luxury when camping and we can use it at home too - what more can I ask?  Ohhhhhh and the heat!  Sheer bliss!

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PersonDelta9
31/3/2005 at 8:33pm
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They sound ok to me.. but never use it in a tent...! It's designed for open patio's... 

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Personteepee
31/3/2005 at 8:40pm
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Last year we used a cheap barbecue, one of those cheap reusable ones (not a disposable but the next step up). We filled it with a bag of charcoal briquettes and used that as a fire. Great cheap way to keep warm if you cant afford a table top heater, or if safety is a factor. We only used ours when the kids had gone to bed, and we were outside the tent. We were also dressed in warm clothes and sat in our sleeping bags!


Personbig b
31/3/2005 at 8:45pm
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We did that last year only instead of briquettes we used wood.spent the afternoon collecting it which was infact great fun.

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Personcharsam
02/4/2005 at 12:22am
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My  twisted elastic washing line. No need for pegs. Brill.

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Personminicamper2001
02/4/2005 at 7:19am
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Using the BBQ as a heater outside sounds like a great idea and one I hadn't thought of. Just a note of caution though, don't ever be tempted to take a cooling BBQ into a closed space like a van. There was a case reported in our local paper where someone did this, they had extra visitors and he bedded down in his van for the night with the disposable BBQ they had been using popped in to keep him warm. He never woke up - cause of death was Carbon monoxide poisoning. I was shocked, as I wouldn't have thought it was dangerous myself.


Persondawn+dave
02/4/2005 at 7:44am
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How on earth you managed to get it into your little car Deb's with all your camping equipment beets me ??

 And yes it sure does give out a lot of heat !!!!!!



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PersonG.M.T.
02/4/2005 at 8:19am
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I still think my favourite gadget is one of the simplest! It's a peg mallet with a hook on the end of the handle for extracting the pegs as well.

Simple but great.



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PersonShiraz
02/4/2005 at 9:02am
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The polarity tester which I bought in the 70's from RS Components.

has never let me down yet -

One cardinal rule regarding polarity testers is to test it on a know correct supply before relying on its readings


PersonGroovyChick
02/4/2005 at 9:48am
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My favourite gadget at the moment is my twin tub for washing, It's compact only 250 watts and gets our clothes clean


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Personreedrider
02/4/2005 at 11:29am
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My favourite gadget has to be anything that keeps OH and swampdonkey quite for more than 5 mins think they call it a Televison

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PersonErectedatlast
02/4/2005 at 10:57pm
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Hi

My fav item has to be the "wife" cooks, cleans, shops, washers, makes me happy in bed and keeps me warm as well, what better item can ya have hahahaha.

 Steve. 


PersonBreezeblock
02/4/2005 at 11:06pm
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Two...???

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PersonDebsM
02/4/2005 at 11:11pm
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Downside Breezy - two mother in laws! Its my idea of hell - Az!

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